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Spain's increasing economic problems have to a shrinking population. The country's National Statistics Institute that in the year to February 1st, Spain's total registered population by 205,788. Analysts much of this decline to immigrants the country amid high unemployment and the of the property bubble. There was also a sharp rise in the number of Spaniards the country in of work abroad. This brain drain a fall in the pool of qualified and skilled workers in the event of the economy up pace again. Albert Esteve, a demographics expert, explained why people are , : "Spain is less attractive because there are no jobs."

Spain's economic woes are a huge social cost on all sectors of society. The middle class in particular is badly. The capital, Madrid, is increasing numbers of university-educated and professional people sleeping rough. Samur, a charity for the homeless, said 25 per cent of those sleeping on the streets some kind of higher education. It also that over 40 per cent of them are homeless as a result of their job. The charity also reports that homelessness has not enterprise. Many of those who lost their regular work are trying to make ends meet by and selling scrap metal, street artists or their musical skills to good use by busking.